1 Before dawn that morning, all the ruling priests, elders, religious scholars, and the entire Jewish council set in motion their plan against Jesus. They bound him in chains, took him away, and handed him over to Pilate.
2 As Jesus stood in front of the Roman governor, Pilate asked him, “So, are you really the king of the Jews?”
Jesus answered, “You have just spoken it.”
3 Then the ruling priests, over and over, made bitter accusations against him, but he remained silent.
4 So Pilate questioned him again. “Have you nothing to say? Don’t you hear these many allegations they’re making against you?” 5 But Jesus offered no defense to any of the charges, much to the great astonishment of Pilate.
Terrie's Comments:
Have you ever been falsely accused - in a situation that you knew saying anything would only make it worse? It is a horrible feeling but all too often we feel the need to defend our innocence and more often than not it does make the situation worse or at least prolong it. It is no wonder that Pilate was astonished that Jesus was silent when there were many allegations, which were all false, being shouted at Jesus.
Tori's Comments:
I picture Jesus's silence as a noble one. What a king we serve!
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